Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17
gAmILIAK TALKS NO. 81.

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RAmaEEAM TALKS NO. %.
BY T. NEKKKR.
fvnrTTxH ron THK PosT-mTKLLIaKNcER-I
II vas my intention TO write this
tine Of the New York diaries and the
xew Yorksrs' dairy methods, but am
more than a month too early. Here,
i he New York dairy region. the
ground is yet frozen deep and solid,
he zee is firm In the river (April 4th)
and the whole country enveloped In
nov. with no sign yet Of breakup.
Having come from a latitude consider
ably north OF this, with the grass
growing and the pillow running two
weeks before. Notwithstanding what
knew Of this climate, could not
help feeling surprised and disappoint-
ed Anyway. I must needs wait be-
fore seeing the diaries in New York in
operation.
The same remarks will apply TO the
hoo industry. Among both growers
u and dealers there is a general belief
that the reduction Of acreage will of
necessity be considerable, for the rea-
soH that the roots viii be dead, and IL
i thought the yield from those left
alive wili be light because OF their
weakened condition. OF course, most
OF this is mere opinion, Ga pretty unan-
imous one, thought but one which now
viii soon be verified or disproved. In
a few instances, fortnight ago, dur
ing q slight loosening Of the weather,
In favorable locations partial examin-
atoms we're made that verified the be-
lief expressed.
There is a great depression Of feeling
among the growers They say that il,
with the New York hop crop wiped
out Of existence, tsay 10000 bales)
there are still plenty OF hops, what will
there be again with a fun CROP At
best the reasonable expectation is that
the price would be down again 10 such
figure that there would be no profit
ID the business | look upon il as
fofegone conclusion that there will be
IN any event large reduction Of acre
ace IN New York State, that old hop
yards will be plowed up and new ones
will not be set 10 take their place, rs
Ia years gone bS. 10 Is estimated that
de average acreage OF old hops going
out Of bearing in New York annually
Is not less than seven thousand aces.
This is estimating the average life Of
: bop yard at ten years and the acre
age At 1000.
half way fear to write what is here
TO follow ! don't want our hop farm
ers 10 iesl'" pulled up over the pres
tige Of Washington hops. The fact is.
] leel just = little that way myself
hence have right to suspect others
may feel so, too.
The fact IS. and We may as well whis-
per Il around among ourselves, that,
nov that the New York hop Is out Of
the way, Washington stands at the
head Of the list as to quality. Califor-
MIA sends some very choice hops. fully
equal 10 our best, but the bulk OF their
crop In quality is far below ours. And
when Il comes for summer use, they
are fairly out altogether, while Wash
ingtons are coming 10 the front While
this Is all true, II does not follow that
al Washingtons are a good summer
3Ntsf AHA ivy aAA AANAs AIkNN AAA1N
are net thoroughly dried, or are dried
at high heat, 20 off early, as the
uade phrase goes, In quality and con
sequen'ly in price.
had the satisfaction OF visiting the
herd Of the Van Dresser Brothers of
holstein cattle. near Cohieskill, New
iork II was not large herd, but
certainly avery good one. IL does one
sced TO look upon a COW that YOU feel
nat you know Is giving ten gallons Of
mak day from which nine pounds Of
eheese can be made, or over three
sounds Of butter. To say that these
sess arr beauties hardly expresses H.
Tuna that ] am almost like the ardent
fuaas sPrig who always thought the
lesl young lady he saw vas the hand
etaest owith me with this HolStein
80. Nevertheless We must take
eiile ahd sober second thought before
''aei oehdemning or approving.
saw the ensDage here AZ this place
lhe cattle are crazy for IL, said the
Ftep1letor, and give a fun flow of
saae When fed upon e." There Ger
ll9 : great economy In raising
eisAase, 4 We may DE allowed that
say g expressing il. taking these gen
aetsehs experience. that they could
llvaate as much winter food upon one
ST iof the sllo A. on two and a half
We s. ordinarily fed These gentle
So Use corn. I think with US oats
asa O. as good. OF perhaps better
rtsFiheless, | found almost as many
a.'efgeHt opinions regarding the sys-
- A. exists among the orthodox IN
e'sloat Philosophers In political econ.
- - opinions a. 20 the verdict 81 a
- Jury. | am impressed with the
sA'es That the system has great mcr.
eat a. usual. not as much a. !,
s 'as,eeei for It by It's partisans. and that
go. --a.l ! Nil regain a part Of is lest
las Isct that ensilagc must be cue i
eae ning greatly In Is favor AFRO
5his question % cutting feed.
- 2 anmher 81 places where a husi
- - : made 81 cutting and baling bar
market, Tbs train upon which
f has lust passed q station wher
fV are two such 60 concerns that Cu
- bale forty tons q hay = day 10
H,iS markets within a radius % tw
a1aorei miles For the benefit q
me az cur farmers, Who like myscl'
-'e pfen Inclined % grOVi al The ur
aaI'erativr pricc ot produce. II the
az set anY comfort out 10 che car
vast | vii say that the farmers here
asfe they get sn average Of less tina
aa AMI half per sore. and har
AeE h5y from enc o. twelve miles az
.Vln pflled tc Dc content 60 rccefve %
aeFe than nine dollar PER son. Ncril
ae way az the average New Nog
.AffasF IN this region Is hari for tar
9sAeFeF way they vii. there seen
20 e ne preat IN farming The talul
ne AeT crop last year. coupled V3i
teat ~ the worse condition. the fsilul
q ne price the wear BEFORE. has le
&c hop farmers ia desperate stral
financially, from Nhsch. u = cont
eealf predicted, many viii not r
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